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Exclusive Chaoshan Potato Cake

Exclusive Chaoshan Potato Cake

A Chaoshan classic: steamed potato is mashed and combined with stir-fried pork, shiitake, dried shrimp, scallop, and garlic chives, then shaped and fried into golden crescents with chewy skins and savory umami filling.

Instructions

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    Wash the potatoes, peel them, and slice them.

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    Cut the rehydrated shiitake mushrooms into small pieces.

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    Soaked dried shrimp cut into small pieces.

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    After soaking the scallops, use the back of a knife to press and break them apart.

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    Wash the garlic sprouts and chop them.

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    Finely chop the front leg meat into minced meat and set aside.

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    Steam the potatoes in the pot until cooked.

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    Heat oil in the pot and add the minced meat.

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    Stir-fry the minced meat until the water evaporates.

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    Add dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, and oyster sauce.

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    Stir-fry evenly until the color is uniform and the flavor is absorbed.

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    Add the shiitake mushrooms, dried shrimp, and dried scallops.

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    Stir-fry evenly until fragrant.

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    Finally, add the garlic sprouts and stir-fry evenly.

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    Mash the steamed potatoes into a puree.

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    Add the sweet potato flour, and mix and knead the sweet potato flour with the mashed potatoes until well combined.

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    Add the stir-fried filling.

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    Add five-spice powder and salt to season.

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    Knead and mix evenly.

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    Apply dry powder evenly on the mold.

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    After rolling the dough into a ball, coat it with dry flour.

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    Place into the mold and press to shape.

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    After printing the model, it can be removed with a light tap.

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    Place the potato cakes one by one in the steamer basket, add cold water to the pot, and steam over high heat for about 12-15 minutes.

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    After steaming, let the potato cake cool.

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    Heat oil in a pan and add the potato cake.

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    Pan-fry over medium-low heat until both sides are golden brown.

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    Finished product.

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    Finished product.

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    Finished product.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • potato
    1500g
  • Sweet potato starch
    450g
  • shiitake mushroom
    to taste
  • Scallop
    to taste
  • shrimp
    to taste
  • minced meat
    to taste

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • Garlic sprouts
    to taste

Seasonings

  • Five-spice powder
    10g
  • Salt
    2 tsp
  • Peanut oil
    to taste